McLaren Speedtail revealed, fastest McLaren ever

McLaren Speedtail Pumps 1035HP And 250MPH Top End As Rightful Heir To Legendary McLaren F1

Troy Mann
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30 October, 2018, 11:04

Described by the Woking-based vehicle maker as a "Hyper-GT" auto, the Speedtail is the McLaren's flagship model; sitting above the track-focused McLaren Senna in the company's "Ultimate Series" range. However, that's where the similarities between the pair start and end.

In the engine compartment behind cabin is a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain that unleashes an incredible 1050PS.

Here are the headline numbers: power comes from a hybrid powertrain delivering 772kW to the rear wheels, good for a 300km/h sprint time of 12.8 seconds. "The same boundless innovation and creativity that drives McLaren to push the limits of physical performance have challenged us to craft an exquisite interior defined by pioneering design and the absolute pinnacle of materials quality". This Vmax could allegedly be higher, but not on tyres civilised people could live with, according to McLaren. Although its teardrop shape is a strong base for achieving aerodynamic alacrity, the Speedtail's smaller details are what truly help it stand out as an engineering tour de force.

"It's a direct-drive hybrid", he told Wheels. In fact, it's the fastest McLarenever.

This indicates the system could be a high kWh, small capacity system, created to provide an extra turn of speed, without operating as the sole drive system.

Being a McLaren, there's space for luggage fore and aft, though odd to think of a 250-mph auto hauling suitcases.

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The McLaren Speedtail has been revealed as a 250mph successor to the legendary F1 supercar.

The wind often forms the most lovely works of art. The Speedtail has no such problems with McLaren confirming that all production slots are spoken for at a minimum cost of £1.75 million plus taxes.

Despite its reveal today, it'll be 2020 before the first McLarenSpeedtail arrives with its owner.

Expect no two cars to be the same, given the full gamut of McLaren Special Operations (MSO) personalisation options will be offered. There's an incredibly clean silhouette, thanks to a lack of side mirrors - the Speedtail uses cameras instead - and there are no hinges to interfere with the workings of the active aerodynamics.

The Speedtail rides on 20-inch, 10-spoke forged alloy wheels to minimize aerodynamic drag that remain fixed in position as the wheels rotate. According to McLaren, the Speedtail has the low coefficient of drag of any road vehicle the company has ever produced.

It features such creature comforts as electrochromic glass that darkens the top of the windshield at the touch of a button-removing the need for sun visors-and there's actual luggage space in both nose and tail.

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